About 23% of people over 50 want to delay their retirements over financial readiness and economic worries, a survey found.

The future of Social Security is uncertain, with projections indicating a depletion of trust fund surpluses by 2034. This ...

The Social Security Administration calculates what's known as your primary insurance amount (PIA) first. This is the benefit ...

Plus, Social Security will pay you a bonus if you wait until after full retirement age to claim your benefits. So, there’s extra incentive to wait, if you can.

The larger a monthly check you start out with, the less benefit cuts are likely to hurt you. So it could pay to wait until ...

Retirement consultant reveals the impact of trust fund depletion and offers creative solutions beyond traditional approaches ...

Full retirement age—also called normal retirement age—is the age when Americans receive full Social Security benefits. Your full retirement age varies depending on the year you were born.

For instance, if you retired and filed for Social Security this year at "full retirement age," your maximum benefit would be $4,018, according to the Social Security Administration website.But let ...

Plus, Social Security will pay you a bonus if you wait until after full retirement age to claim your benefits. So, there’s extra incentive to wait, if you can.

For instance, if you retired and filed for Social Security this year at "full retirement age," your maximum benefit would be $4,018, according to the Social Security Administration website. But let's ...